Devon Events
Where’s Your Head At?
Today, Sun 23 Aug, Tue 25 Aug to Sun 6 Sep, Tue 8 Sep to Sat 12 Sep
The Box Plymouth Tavistock Pl, Plymouth PL4 8AX
This inspiring exhibition showcases the winners, highly commended and other entries from The Box’s Children and Young People’s Open...
In the Making: 170 years of Arts University Plymouth
Today, Sun 23 Aug, Tue 25 Aug to Sun 6 Sep, Tue 8 Sep to Sat 12 Sep
The Box Plymouth Tavistock Pl, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Celebrate the 170th anniversary of Arts University Plymouth through a special display featuring archive material and artworks...
Little Lights
Today, Sun 23 Aug, Tue 25 Aug to Sun 6 Sep, Tue 8 Sep to Sat 12 Sep
The Box Plymouth Tavistock Pl, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Enjoy discovering 41 colourful one-metre-high lighthouse sculptures displayed throughout The Box. Designed and decorated by local schoolchildren as...
Echoes of Us
Today, Sun 23 Aug, Tue 25 Aug to Sun 6 Sep, Tue 8 Sep to Sat 12 Sep
The Box Plymouth Tavistock Pl, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Explore a powerful exhibition that brings together historic and contemporary works from the Government Art Collection, one of the world's...
Pro Grip (How to be Humans)
Today, Sun 23 Aug, Tue 25 Aug to Sun 6 Sep, Tue 8 Sep to Sat 12 Sep
The Box Plymouth Tavistock Pl, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Experience a new British Film Institute-supported commission by filmmaker and visual artist Jordan Baseman in The Box’s Media Lab...
Gillian Ayres: A Life in Colour
Today, Sun 23 Aug, Tue 25 Aug to Sun 6 Sep, Tue 8 Sep to Sat 12 Sep
The Box Plymouth Tavistock Pl, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Discover the life, work and legacy of one of Britain’s most influential abstract painters. Bringing together 26 works spanning seven decades, this...
Summer of Expression Activities
Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug, Thu 3 Sep
The Box Plymouth Tavistock Pl, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Take part in a programme of exhibition tours, artist-led events and hands-on family activities inspired by The Box’s Summer of Expression season...
Kia-Ora Farm & Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 30 Aug, Mon 31 Aug, Sun 13 Sep, Sun 27 Sep
Kia-Ora Farm & Gardens, Cullompton EX15 1PZ
Charming, peaceful 10 acre garden with lawns, lakes and ponds. Water features with swans, ducks and other wildlife...
Hartland Quay, Devon Seascape Photography Workshops
Fri 4 Sep to Sun 6 Sep
Devon, Hartland Quay, Bideford, , United Kingdom EX39 6DB
Devon, Hartland Quay - Photography Workshop. Learn how to photograph seascapes, long-exposure & classic views at this dramatic coastline location
EMILIO SANTORO as ELVIS
Fri 4 Sep
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
Crowned ‘2024 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist World Champion’ by Elvis Presley Enterprises at Graceland, Emilio Santoro brings his award-winning ELVIS...
Sutton Mead - Open Garden for NGS
Fri 4 Sep to Sun 6 Sep
Sutton Mead, Moretonhampstead TQ13 8PW
A large garden with splendid views of Dartmoor. Remote yet only a dozen miles from Exeter, Okehampton and Newton Abbot...
Honeywell - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 5 Sep and Sun 6 Sep
Honeywell, Tiverton EX16 9QA
Over 5 yrs we have lovingly transformed the site of an old farmyard, planting with changing climate, our altitude and winds in mind...
The Music of Whitney – The Candlelight Concert
Sat 5 Sep
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
Experience the Magic of Whitney – The Candlelight Concert
Get ready for an unforgettable evening as Xperience Live proudly presents The Music of...
Summer BBQ Evening Cruise
Sat 5 Sep
Stuart Line Cruises, Exmouth Marina, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1FE
This relaxing evening cruise is the perfect opportunity for a much needed get together with friends and family
Spend a summers evening on the water...
Pulman & Stilgoe– Hooray for HOLLYWOOD - Cancelled
Sun 6 Sep
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
Some of the best loved songs of our movie-musical lives.
The Wizard of Oz to Wicked, West Side Story to La La Land – and many many more
The...
Countess Wear Evening Cruise
Thu 10 Sep
Stuart Line Cruises, Exmouth Marina, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1FE
Summer Evening Pleasure Cruise in Devon
Spend an incredible summer’s night relaxing and watching the sunset on the water on our Countess Wear...
eat:Dawlish
Sat 12 Sep
The Strand, Dawlish EX7 9PS
eat:Dawlish Food Festival Saturday 12 September from 10-4pm. Join us for a delicious day out on The Strand which will be absolutely chock full of...
Lost In MUSIC
Sat 12 Sep
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
Embark on an electrifying journey through the sensational 70s.
Our world class band and dazzling vocals are set to transport you straight to the...
Cranbrook Gate to Plate
Sun 13 Sep
Tillhouse Road and Town Centre, Cranbrook, Exeter EX5 7LB
Cranbrook Gate to Plate food festival Sunday 13 September in Town Square and Tillhouse Road. Join us for a delicious day out celebrating great local...
Upper Gorwell House - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 13 Sep
Upper Gorwell House, Barnstaple EX32 7JP
Created mostly since 1979, this 4 acre garden overlooking the Taw estuary has a benign microclimate which allows many rare and tender plants to grow...
Join our choir in Torquay for a FREE taster session
Mon 14 Sep, Mon 19 Oct, and more dates until Mon 23 Nov
St Matthias Church, Babbacombe Road, Torquay TQ1 1HW
If you have ever wondered 'are there any community choirs near me?' then the answer is firmly yes!...
FREE taster session with the Plymouth Rock Choir
Tue 15 Sep, Tue 22 Sep, and more dates until Tue 24 Nov
Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre, 80 Glen Road, Plymouth PL7 2XS
If you are pondering whether there is a 'pop or gospel choir near me' then you may be interested in the local Plymouth Rock Choir...
FREE taster session with the Exeter Rock Choir
Tue 15 Sep, Tue 22 Sep, Tue 6 Oct, Tue 20 Oct, Tue 10 Nov
Victory Hall, Hellings Gardens, Broadclyst, Exeter EX5 3EE
If you have ever wondered 'are there any community choirs near me?' then the answer is firmly yes!...
Back to School
Wed 16 Sep
Higher Cemetery, St Marks Avenue, Exeter EX1 2PX
A cemetery tour organised by Friends of Higher Cemetery. The theme is people involved in education who are buried in the cemetery.
FREE taster session with the Newton Abbot Rock Choir
Wed 16 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, Wed 7 Oct, Wed 18 Nov
Methodist Avenue Church, The Avenue, Newton Abbot TQ12 2BY
If you have ever thought 'I want to join a choir near me in Newton Abbot?' then why not join your local Rock Choir...
Geology Day Trip
Fri 18 Sep
Stuart Line Cruises, Exmouth Marina, Exmouth, Devon, Devon EX8 1FE
A day-long field trip along the Devon coastline
Our Geology Day Trip is an incredible all-day geology tour that sails you along one of the most...
Mike Osman’s JETHRO Whatever Happened to Denzil Penberthy
Fri 18 Sep
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
The fantastic comedian Mike Osman was a great friend of Jethro and has always done a brilliant impression of him which Jethro loved...
Fish & Fizz Evening Cruise
Sat 19 Sep
Stuart Line Cruises, Exmouth Marina, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1FE
A perfectly relaxing evening cruise with Krispies’ Fish and Chips and a glass of fizz!
Our Fish and Fizz evening cruise is truly one of the best...
The Magic of the Beatles - Cancelled
Sat 19 Sep
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
Come together, right now – it’s time to shake it up baby with the concert show of the year.
The sensational The Magic of the Beatles features an...
Exeter Canal Cruise
Mon 21 Sep
Stuart Line Cruises, Exmouth Marina, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1FE
Cruise along the oldest working shipping canal in Europe!
Join us travelling at a relaxing pace as we sail along Exeter Canal, sit back and soak up...
FREE taster session with the Exmouth Rock Choir
Thu 24 Sep, Thu 8 Oct, and more dates until Thu 19 Nov
Brixington Church, Churchill Road, Exmouth EX8 4JJ
Are you looking to learn to sing?
Your local Exmouth choir is run by Devon based musician Carey Camel...
Johnny & June
Fri 25 Sep
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
Johnny & June is a powerful live theatre experience celebrating the music, love, and legacy of the Man in Black – Johnny Cash – and the iconic June...
National Emergency Briefing on the Climate and Nature Crisis
Fri 25 Sep
Ilsington Village Hall, Ilsington, Ilsington, Newton Abbot TQ13 9RG
This new film brings together leading UK experts to explain, as clearly as possible, what the latest science says about the climate and nature...
Instant Wit
Sat 26 Sep
Gateway Theatre, Seaton Town Hall, Fore St, Seaton EX12 2LE
The best in improvised comedy - welcome to an evening of songs, gags and general silliness – all of it based around audience suggestions...
Fun Flower Arranging Workshop - Autumn Dried Wreath
Sat 26 Sep
British Academy of Floral Art Studios, 3 Dunchideock Barton, Dunchideock,Exeter EX2 9UA
Celebrate the rich textures and warm tones of autumn with a beautiful dried wreath workshop. Using seed heads, grasses, dried flowers and natural...
LOVE HURTS – Rock Anthems & Power Ballads
Sat 26 Sep
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
Back for its third year of rocking the UK, Love Hurts returns with the heartbreak soundtrack of a generation!...
eat:Tiverton
Sun 27 Sep
Fore Street and Phoenix Street EX16 6LZ
eat:Tiverton food festival Sunday 27 September on Fore Street and Phoenix Lane, closed to vehicles for the day to create a relaxed space for people...
FREE taster session with the Exeter Rock Choir
Tue 29 Sep, Tue 6 Oct, Tue 20 Oct, Tue 3 Nov
St Peter's Church of England High School, Quarry Lane, Exeter EX2 5AP
Do you want to learn to sing near you?
The Exeter Rock Choir is led by local vocal tutor Carey Camel...
Things to do around Devon
If you're planning a day out in Devon, this beautiful county in South West England offers a plethora of activities to explore. From stunning beaches to historic landmarks, here are some delightful options for your day in Devon:
1. Bantham Beach: Start your day with a visit to Bantham Beach. This long sandy beach boasts shallow waters, making it perfect for families with young children. Water sports enthusiasts will also appreciate the surfing opportunities here. Keep an eye out for wildlife, as Bantham Beach was even featured in Lonely Planet's guide to the 10 Best Beaches in Europe. Don't miss the Gastrobus for beach snacks and picnic benches to enjoy your food. You can even kayak over to the exclusive Bigbury Beach on Burgh Island for a unique experience.
2. Beer Beach: Head to Beer Beach, a hotspot in North Devon. Surrounded by majestic limestone cliffs, this shingle beach is family-friendly and offers kayaks and boat rentals. It's also a great spot for fishing. Plus, the abundance of beaches in Devon means you can enjoy free days out by the coast.
3. Bygones Victorian Museum in Torquay: Beyond the beaches, explore the Bygones Victorian Museum in Torquay. This museum takes you back in time, showcasing Victorian life with fascinating exhibits. From vintage toys to period costumes, it's a nostalgic journey into the past.
4. Festivals in Devon: Check out any local festivals happening during your visit. Devon hosts various events throughout the year, celebrating music, food, arts, and culture. Join in the festivities and immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere.
5. Blackpool Sands Beach: If you're looking for a relaxing spot, head to Blackpool Sands Beach. This Blue Flag beach offers golden sands and crystal-clear waters. Pack a picnic, soak up the sun, and enjoy the Great British seaside vibes.
6. Explore Clovelly: Wander around the charming village of Clovelly. Its cobbled streets, whitewashed cottages, and stunning coastal views create a picturesque setting. Don't forget to visit the famous Clovelly Harbour and learn about its fascinating history.
7. Dawlish Warren: Enjoy the classic British seaside experience at Dawlish Warren. This sandy beach is perfect for sunbathing, building sandcastles, and paddling in the shallow waters. Take a leisurely stroll along the promenade and treat yourself to ice cream or fish and chips.
8. Dartmoor Prison Museum: For something different, learn about the history of Dartmoor Prison. The museum provides insights into prison life, famous inmates, and the surrounding moorland. It's an intriguing and educational stop.
9. Hope Cove Beach: End your day by wandering from Hope Cove Beach to Hope Cove itself. This picturesque village offers stunning coastal walks, quaint pubs, and breathtaking views. It's a serene way to wrap up your Devon adventure.
Remember, Devon's diverse landscapes and attractions ensure a memorable day out – whether you're a beach lover, history enthusiast, or simply seeking relaxation by the sea!
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